High-Growth Sector

Creative & Brand Agencies

A market overview of active UK companies in Creative & Brand Agencies. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.

Active companies
16,640
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
756
5% of active
Reporting employees
14,998
90% of active
Register health
13%
of 19,659 on register are dormant

Company size (employees)

Active companies reporting employee counts

1-9
12,615
10-49
1,954
50-249
360
250+
69

Turnover distribution

Active companies reporting turnover

<£100k
154
£100k-£1m
88
£1m-£10m
188
£10m-£100m
293
£100m+
33

Where they're based

Active companies by major UK city (30km London, 15–20km elsewhere)

Greater London
4,913
Manchester
591
Birmingham
308
Leeds
287
Bristol
241
Glasgow
206
Edinburgh
162
Liverpool
162
Cardiff
139
Belfast
97

New formations by year

Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)

880
17
928
18
926
19
952
20
762
21
718
22
484
23
147
24
25
25
2
26

Largest by turnover

#CompanyTurnoverEBITDAEmployees3y growth
1WPP JUBILEE LIMITED£14.7B£1.8B108,0445%
2SKY UK LIMITED£10.4B£209.0M10,1792%
3WIPRO LIMITED£6.6B£1.3B-10%
4ADCITY UK LIMITED£4.5B-21087%
5INIZIO GROUP LIMITED£1.7B£187.1M9,91424%
6FUTURE PLC£743.3M£193.2M2,991-3%
7THE & PARTNERS GROUP LIMITED£741.0M£32.6M1,2276%
8NEXT 15 GROUP PLC£729.8M£95.1M3,99216%
9UKSV HOLDINGS COMPANY LTD.£702.7M£155.6M1,0836%
10M&C SAATCHI PLC£395.4M£31.5M1,9830%
11INSIDE IDEAS GROUP LTD£370.2M£51.6M4,35112%
12FRESHWATER HOLDINGS LIMITED£315.6M£36.5M21747%
13HAVAS MEDIA LIMITED£309.8M£741K562-5%
14CHIME GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£309.0M£34.7M1,617-4%
15CHIME GROUP LIMITED£307.0M£32.8M1,585-14%
16OMNICOM MEDIA GROUP UK LIMITED£298.7M£30.5M1,82715%
17TDCL GROUP LIMITED£283.8M£5.1M283-
18WPP 2005 LIMITED£266.0M£196.1M928-
19LOTUS TRAVEL LIMITED£215.2M-44%
20MOTHER PARENT LIMITED£197.4M£3.7M4905%

Fastest-growing

Active companies with turnover ≥ £1m, sorted by 3-year turnover CAGR

#CompanyTurnoverEmployees3y turnover growth
1ADCITY UK LIMITED£4.5B21087%
2BEST PRODUCTIONS LIMITED£13.7M85466%
3DTW (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£24.6M91148%
4SMART (GROUP) LIMITED£38.8M214116%
5OMNICOM MANAGEMENT LIMITED£20.8M276105%
6BEATTIE MCGUINNESS BUNGAY LIMITED£5.1M51103%
7MDR BRAND MANAGEMENT LLP£1.9M978%
8MARMALADE PICTURES LIMITED£25.4M2274%
960FORTY FILMS LIMITED£13.1M1470%
10MAXMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED£2.2M763%
11FOLD 7 LIMITED£24.5M6862%
12AEOREMA LIMITED£18.4M6458%
13AEOREMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC£20.3M7458%
14FINN PARTNERS LIMITED£21.7M15456%
15DIGITAL MEDIA SERVICES UK LIMITED£15.8M22356%
16WPP MEDIA MOTION ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED£192.5M2455%
17M&C SAATCHI TALK LIMITED£10.9M5151%
18DISRUPT LIMITED£5.1M1550%
19FRESHWATER HOLDINGS LIMITED£315.6M21747%
20SPAFAX AIRLINE NETWORK LIMITED£29.0M15047%

Newest formations

Most recently incorporated active companies

#CompanyLocationIncorporated
1BRICKHOUSE LABS LTDLondon2026
2ALL FOUR WALLS HOLDINGS LIMITEDGlasgow2026
3BWP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDPurley2025
4CAROLINE GIBSON LIMITEDRichmond2025
5RR PARTNERS LTDKing's Lynn2025
6SONIA'S ILLUSTRATIONS LIMITEDLeighton Buzzard2025
7BARN DOOR CREATIVE LTDLondon2025
8ONCE UPON A TIME CREATIVE LIMITEDLondon2025
9IF AGENCY GROUP LTDAltrincham2025
10SCRUFFY DOG GAMES LTDNottingham2025
11MIDAS HOLDINGS UK LTDNewcastle Upon Tyne2025
12ARKYARD AGENCY LIMITEDLittlehampton2025
13FBF CONSULTING LTDGoole2025
14G & D CONSULTING LIMITEDSouthampton2025
15EVOLUTED GROUP LTDSheffield2025
16CURIOUS CRAB PRODUCTIONS LIMITEDBromley2025
17PREMM DESIGN HOLDINGS LIMITEDCranleigh2025
18OYSTERCATCHERS PARTNERS LIMITEDLondon2025
19HUNTERLODGE HOLDINGS LIMITEDRickmansworth2025
20NO BULL COMMS LTDNewport2025